WALLACE HODGE & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC399963 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£426.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £426,097
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,585 YoY
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.7m
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£426k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.9m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£503k£1.0m£1.5m£2.0m£2.5mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£456.0k£472.6k
Current assets£1.91M£2.52M
Cash£1.67M£2.26M
Debtors£236.4k£261.0k
Net assets£426.1k£437.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-11-04
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    FERRY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-04
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    FRASER, Norman John resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-10
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  8. 2022-12-23
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  9. 2022-12-09
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-11-30
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    HOUSTON, Thomas Colvin resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-16
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    capital · SH06
  12. 2022-08-10
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-08-01
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    FRASER, Norman John appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2022-06-01
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  18. 2022-06-01
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    address · AD01
  19. 2022-03-21
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  20. 2022-03-14
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    HOUSTON, Thomas Colvin appointed
    director
  21. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-10-29
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    WALLACE, Jennifer Binnie resigned
    director
  23. 2021-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-07-31
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    STILLIE, Derek Daniel appointed
    director
  25. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    HODGE, John James Rankin resigned
    director
  26. 2011-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WALLACE HODGE & CO LIMITED
  27. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    HODGE, John James Rankin appointed
    director
  28. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    WALLACE, Jennifer Binnie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Daniel Stillie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Jennifer Binnie Wallaceceased 27/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr John James Rankin Hodgeceased 01/11/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

6 Burns Statue Square
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1UP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FERRY, Stephen John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STILLIE, Derek Daniel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Norman John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2025-11-04
Resigned
HODGE, John James Rankin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
HOUSTON, Thomas Colvin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
WALLACE, Jennifer Binnie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2021-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-09